2 census tracts · pop 9,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.5–4.3
Fountainhead North is a 2-tract neighborhood of Melbourne, FL, population 9,397. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Melbourne rate of 34.5%.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Court records carry 471 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 9.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Melbourne, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third.
At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,506, close to the Melbourne average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $76,748.
With little internal variation, 3.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fountainhead North vs MelbourneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fountainhead North
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
471Total filings (sum)
4.43%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak year (2014)
2.54%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Fountainhead North
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fountainhead North?
Fountainhead North scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fountainhead North compare to Melbourne overall?
Fountainhead North scores 0.2 points lower than Melbourne overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,506 vs $1,525.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fountainhead North?
Average gross rent in Fountainhead North is $1,506/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fountainhead North residents are renters?
27% of Fountainhead North households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Melbourne). The neighborhood has 9,397 residents.
Q5
Is Fountainhead North a high social-vulnerability area?
Fountainhead North sits in the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fountainhead North have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fountainhead North is census tract 12009064500 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.3, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Fountainhead North for landlords?
Fountainhead North carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Melbourne as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fountainhead North?
Fountainhead North has 9,361 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
